No need for witch-hunt on ‘diver’ Luis Suárez, says Jobi McAnuff

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Rodgers believes the criticism of Suárez is disproportionateAlan Walter

Tony Barrett

Last updated at 12:01AM, October 20 2012

Jobi McAnuff has become the latest football figure to accuse Luis Suárez of
being a diver, albeit with a rider that there should not be “a witch-hunt”
against the Liverpool forward.

Reading take on Liverpool at Anfield today and McAnuff has cautioned his
team-mates that they must be careful when tackling Suárez. It is a warning
which is unlikely to dissuade Brendan Rodgers, the Liverpool manager, from
his belief that the Uruguayan is being targeted by “bandwagon” jumpers.

Citing Suárez’s recent theatrical tumble against Stoke City, McAnuff claimed
that the 25-year-old’s pursuers were “literally nowhere near him” when he
fell